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History

The Ohio Board of Regents voted to authorize the merger of Ohio University-Portsmouth (formerly part of Ohio University) and Scioto Technical College into a new State General and Technical College in 1974. The Regents charted the new institution the following year, and groundbreaking for the new campus took place in 1977. Also in 1977, the Ohio Legislature changed the name of the institution to Shawnee State Community College. The college began operating in 1978.[2]

In 1990, the university awarded its first bachelor's degrees, having been authorized by the state Regents to establish baccalaureate programs two years earlier. The university established its first master's degree program in 2000 and its second master's program (the Master of Education) in 2010.[2]

Academics

Massie Hall is the first and oldest building at Shawnee State University

Shawnee State University is a member institution of the Ohio Appalachian Center for Higher Education (OACHE).[3]

Facilities

The Clark Memorial Library

Clark Planetarium interior with actual projection.

Shawnee State, located in downtown Portsmouth, has a 52-acre (210,000 m2) campus. Buildings include the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts, Clark Planetarium, and James A. Rhodes Athletic Center.[4] The university's library was named the Clark Memorial Library in 1997.[5]

Shawnee State University's Clyde W. Clark Planetarium opened in 1998. Funding for the planetarium was provided by Clyde W. Clark, a university donor, for whom the planetarium and library are named.[5]

Athletics

Shawnee State University teams, nicknamed athletically as the Bears, are part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Mid-South Conference. The Bears previously competed in the American Mideast Conference from 1991–92 to 2009–10. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer and track & field (outdoor); while women's sports include basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field (outdoor) and volleyball.